coincidental
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Synonyms & Antonyms for coincidental
Synonyms
coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous
Antonyms
asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous
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Her bright green hat matched her dress—and was a subtle, if likely coincidental, nod to the emerald tiara that the bride borrowed from Queen Elizabeth's collection. — Elizabeth Angell, Town & Country, "Princess Anne Wore Emerald Green to Her Niece Princess Eugenie's Wedding to Jack Brooksbank," 12 Oct. 2018 Pitts speculates that ancient people noticed this entirely coincidental alignment and built the surrounding monument up around it, lugging the other stones from other areas to build up the entire monument over centuries. — Scott Berson, sacbee, "Parts of Stonehenge may have been there long before humans were around, archaeologist says," 10 Apr. 2018 Needless to say, the timing is ideal and certainly not coincidental. — Maria Cassano, Allure, "13 Affordable Wigs to Buy for Your Last-Minute Halloween Costume," 10 Oct. 2018 Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, said the timing of the announcement could hardly be coincidental. — Jim Carlton, WSJ, "Trump Orders Expedited Delivery of Western Water," 19 Oct. 2018 The addition of on-trend shades in the collection was purely coincidental. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "The Designers of Proenza Schouler Share Exclusive Details on Their Massive Lancôme Makeup Collab," 11 Sep. 2018 But a new report from the Mail on Sunday revealed that the photos weren’t coincidental — they were staged. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, "Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Admits She Arranged for Their Dad to Pose for Staged Photos," 14 May 2018 The Gone Girl vibes in this series aren't coincidental. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Amy Adams' New HBO Show Looks Like a Creepy Mix of 'Big Little Lies' and 'Gone Girl'," 23 Apr. 2018 Ring is also running for chief financial officer but swears that the timing of the book release is coincidental. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Power Lunch: Four amendments on 2018 ballot and counting," 24 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coincidental.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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